I'm ashamed of myself. At around 1:33, I thought Joshua bit it. But no, I was wrong; I completely forgot that the mother-[censored] survived getting thrown off the Grand Canyon while on fire. Even in-game he just will
not go down!
Sadly, you're right. The NCR needs a real total badass character that makes people either cheer or quake in their boots. That position is kinda held by the Veteran Rangers, but it's not embodied in a single individual.
..Were he geared with his Vet Armor, just how nasty in Hanlon in a fight?
Hanlon's a tricky fellow, very clever as befits a Ranger. But he's way past his prime, and statwise can't quite compare to this unholy trinity. And I'm not so sure if his character is on par with these guys. I'm of the opinion that Lanius, Joshua, and Ulysses are pretty much what a
Fallout PC would look like if made into an NPC.